Ancillary

Services

• Legislative applications and reports
• Management of environmental processes
• Peer reviews and due diligence studies
• Water quality and geochemistry management
• Human resources training and development
• Surveying and mapping
• HSEQ processes
• Surface and underground surveying including plans and maps
• Ground and surface water management and geohydrological studies
• Prospecting and Mining Right Conversion applications and submissions
• Independent Engineers Reports for listed Companies (JSE, AIM, ASE)
• Technical Due Diligence Reports for listed Companies (JSE, AIM, ASE)
• Inputs into Competent Persons Reports for Companies wishing to list on various Stock exchanges and others already reverse listed (JSE, AIM, ASE, TSE), maintaining SAMREC (SANS), JORC, AIM, Toronto Stock Exchange (Canada) compliance and requirements
• Scoping studies
• Pre-feasibility studies
• Bankable Feasibility studies

Metallurgical

Process Development

One of Obsideo Consulting’s key skills is to develop, implement and interpret the required test work for the purpose of creating the most suitable process design for each individual project. Obsideo Consulting can assist clients in reviewing resource data for the selection of testwork samples to represent an ore body. Obsideo Consulting maintains close links with a number of well-respected metallurgical laboratories where innovative testwork programs are developed on behalf of clients during which emphasis is placed on the preparation of practical data, which ultimately provides the basis of plant design. This allows Obsideo Consulting to apply accurate process design, and to offer comprehensive plant performance guarantees to our clients.

Project

Management

One of Obsideo Consulting’s key skills is to develop, implement and interpret the required test work for the purpose of creating the most suitable process design for each individual project. Obsideo Consulting can assist clients in reviewing resource data for the selection of testwork samples to represent an ore body. Obsideo Consulting maintains close links with a number of well-respected metallurgical laboratories where innovative testwork programs are developed on behalf of clients during which emphasis is placed on the preparation of practical data, which ultimately provides the basis of plant design. This allows Obsideo Consulting to apply accurate process design, and to offer comprehensive plant performance guarantees to our clients.

Plant Design

& Layout

Obsideo Consulting has the capacity to design and lay-out in both 2D and 3D. Our design and draughting team has extensive experience in the mineral processing industry and provides the following expertise and deliverables associated with plant design:

• General plant arrangements
• Materials handling
• Structural arrangements
• Detail drawings of all engineering disciplines

Construction

Management

Obsideo Consulting makes use of sub-contractors for construction work. Sub-contractors are usually let on a competitive tender basis and are administered by our management team which has access to engineers of various disciplines as required. Obsideo Consulting also considers partnership and joint venture agreements with construction sub-contractors depending on the project specific and client requirements.

Obsideo Consulting has a different approach from most other engineering companies with regards to the selection of construction contractors. Obsideo Consulting will assess the complexity and magnitude of the construction requirements against the capabilities and skill sets of local contractors and then aligns the contracting strategy accordingto each project so that the focus is on utilising as much local capability as possible without compromising on quality. This approach not only creates job opportunities in the vicinity where the clients develop their projects, but also results in cost effective solutions where preliminary and general (P&G) costs are kept to a minimum.

Obsideo Consulting’s construction management carefully supervises the services of the selected sub-contractors. Progress and quality of work is closely monitored against the agreed schedules and standards.

Obsideo Consulting’s construction management includes:

• Site safety and environmental issues
• Civil work
• Steel erection
• Electrical and Instrumentation installation
• Mechanical erection / installation
• Quality control
• Industrial relationships
• Site and contract administration

Plant

Commissioning

Plants designed and constructed by Obsideo Consulting are commissioned by a specialist commissioning team, with the assistance of the client’s plant operators. The commissioning team works with design engineers during plant commissioning, and is responsible for hand-over to the client. These engineers provide training to the client’s engineers and operating staff.

Commissioning is done according to specifications and general staged certification which is coordinated and tracked to measure progress and to control the different phases of commissioning.

Specialised Consultants

& Associates

Obsideo Consulting has developed associations with a number of consultants and companies to complement the core competencies. When necessary, their services are called upon to ensure the success of a particular project.

Cost Engineering

& Procurement

Obsideo Consulting’s team of experienced cost engineers and estimators have compiled a detailed data base of applicable costs and unit rates which is updated on a continual basis with actual project information. Obsideo Consulting has, through associated specialist consultants, access to mining supply industry costs at the forefront of world mining technology in Southern Africa. With intimate knowledge of the industry, Obsideo Consulting is in the position to negotiate best prices and deliveries for clients,thus ensuring that each project is equipped with the latest technology of the highest standards.

Professionals in procurement and contract administration work closely with the project managers and discipline engineers to ensure that the best equipment supplies and sub-contractors are secured. Our expediting team monitors the performance of these suppliers, ensuring that delivery dates are met.

Data Management

& On-Line Project Support

Control of documents and data is done on a web-based system with unlimited access from anywhere in the world. This centralised single point database with no data duplication has the data input at the source of data generation where data is integrated through intelligent metadata structures. This enables the clients, project team and contractors to access the latest drawings, specifications and work instructions in real time. Custom designed dash boards can be set up for the clients with predefined reports and graphs which are continually updated to the linked data in line with project progress updates by the project team at source.

Quality Assurance

& Quality Control

Obsideo Consulting’s project teams are fully committed to quality and understand the long-term importance of achieving and maintaining consistently high standards.

Quality Control and Quality Assurance are essential to ensure that fabrication of equipment and structures, as well as construction of works, are done in accordance with design and specifications. Equipment suppliers, fabricators and constructors are directly responsible for their own quality which requires each fabricator and constructor to develop a project specific quality control plan (QCP) and/or inspection test plan (ITP) wherein intervention and interface points are clearly defined.

Obsideo Consulting reviews and approves project specific quality control plans (QCP’s) and/or inspection test plans (ITP’s) and fulfils all obligations on behalf of the clients with regards to intervention points as defined on the ITP’s.